The mid-season mark has passed and I’m fully aware I’m late but hey, better late than never, right? Either way, I do love Olympic programs since they generally showcase the best that a skater can offer. Most of the time. I’ll try not to include any repeat programs this year since it seems to be the vogue these days *cough*Moulin Rouge for almost 3 seasons *cough* so here goes!More

The Olympic season is supposed to bring the best out of every skater. It’s the season to go towards the tried and true styles and programs that showcase the best of your skating. It’s the time to make your mark in Olympic history. And that is why Evgenia Tarasova & Vladimir Morozov decided to skate to Christina Aguilera’s Candyman for their LP?

I’m pretty sure many people are confused and this tweet from Jonathan Beyer from The Skating Lesson sums it up pretty well:

What a waste of this team’s ability. They should be producing great things…not doing a twist to the lyrics “panties drop” @SkatingLesson

I laughed for 5 minutes straight after reading this. Though I’m not sure if it was out of bitterness or humour.

Either way, I brought up the idea of having a sex positive-themed version of this LP in a Twitter conversation and I’ve been mulling it over my head. Instead of just speculating about it, I’ve decided to create a blueprint on how to do this. Onwards!

The Olympic season is the time when you want to show off your strengths and skate programs that suit your style. Of course, we all have different ideas of what that is but it’s always interest to fantasize about programs for a bunch of different competitors, which I’ll be doing today. Let me know if you agree with any of my picks!

2016 was rough so I’m sure people are happy that they’re turning the page. As always, I feature an up and coming skater on New Year’s Day here and this year, I actually had my pick ready for months.

Midway through the Grand Prix series, I stumbled upon a video of Jun Hwan Cha. Admittedly, I was curious of skaters coming out of South Korea as I wondered if Yuna Kim’s success has done anything to increase the sport’s popularity among young people there. Having lived in Hong Kong for a year, I know how hard it is to foster a sport like figure skating in a place where it’s not part of the local culture. Space is precious in most Asian countries as most people live in densely packed cities in tiny apartments. I didn’t realize how spoiled I was, growing up with two neighbourhood rinks run by the city, free to use by anyone who owned skates.

According to an article in the December 2016 International Figure Skating Magazine, Cha doesn’t have any idols but he does train with Brian Orser, which bodes well for his jumps and skating skills. It was also interesting to see him use Yuzuru’s difficult entry into the 3A in his LP this season. He can’t compete in Pyeongchang 2018 but the future looks bright for this young man.

Here’s a a lovely 2017! To everyone, I hope that you have a safe and prosperous new year!

Most of the questions asked in this interview are rather insipid, but there is a small gem when the interviewer lists all of Meryl (and Charlie’s) accomplishments and then asks, “Tell me what you don’t have.” I find her answer really relatable.

As an introvert, Worlds 2016 left me utterly drained of energy and exhausted but in the happiest way possible. It’s been hard to find time to post with life, friends, commitments and other projects so I apologize that my Worlds posts will be rather late.

In the meantime, enjoy these shots I got after the Men’s medal ceremony where Yuzuru was struggling a lot while holding flowers and the flag. When the press photos were done, he decided to put the flowers down and fold up the flag. It was kind of adorable. Enjoy!